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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-05
STRONG MEN APPEALING.


CHICAGO Nov. 5.-Petitions imploring
Governor Oglesby to exercise his high pre-
rogative in favor of the doomed Anarchists
are multiplying at rapid rate. Among
Others a petition was drafted and put in cir
culation Friday by Rabbi F. G. Hirsch, the
distinguished Jewish divine, and received
many signatures
The following well-known gentlemen have
signed petitions asking for communication of
sentence: Ex-senator Lyman TrumbuIl,
Judge Moran; Ma rvin Hughitt, president of
the North western railway; Lyman J. Gage,
president of the First National bank; J. K
Boyesen Democratic candidate for states at
torney The Amnesty association has Sc
cured the permission of Mayor Roche to
place two tables at different points on the
streets in the center of the city for people to
sign the petitions.
Others who signed the petition were W. C.
Cloudy, the Democratic leader; S. F. McCon-
nell, prominent lawyer, and F. S. Win
ston, late minister to Persia The reasons
given by those who have spoken are that the
crime is more of political one than other
wise, and the hanging of the men would be
against public policy and only make matters
worse Some say the crime is similar to that
of the leaders of the rebellion, at its worst,
and none of them were punished.
With reference to the prisoners themselves
,the situation is this: Fielden, Schwab and
Spies have signed petitions to Governor
Oglesby Fischer appears "almost convert
ed" Parsons will probably take the ad-
vice of his friends and ask Communication.
Whether Lingg will sign before Eugel or at
nil 10 t1nt Init ia. pti
that they will act in concert
Ex-States Attorney Luther Latin Mills has
written letter for publication in which he
argues for clemency for the condemned An
archists
George A. Schilling, telegraphed to James
E Quinn, New York, Friday night, that the
petitions would be presented to the governor
next Wednesday.
Several of the imprisoned Anarchists and
number of sympathizers who have been
questioned declare they know nothing of
Owens, who is said to have confessed at Pitts
burg that he threw the bomb. Some Of the
Socialists here laughed the story to scorn and
said Pittsburg sensations were generally
pretty fshy.
One or two remarked that it made no diff
ference under the exceedingly comprehensive
conspiracy law Of Illinois, as interpreted by
Judge Gary, who threw the bomb. The
wonder was that the verdict did not include
many more victims.
George Francis Train arrived in the city
Friday afternoon from Omaha, He said he
was in Chicago to stop the hanging of the
condemned Anarchists but he did not state
how he intended to do it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-05

CHICAGO Nov. Edgar A Hail.
brother of the second engineer of the
wrecked steamer Vernon, says that the last
time his brother was in Chicago he told him
that Capt Tborp the master of the ill -fated
vessel had the delirium tremens while on top
of the pilot house. He also says it ought to
have been well known to the officers of ths
line that Capt. Thorp was hard drinker,
and that he often left port while drunk. A
brother of Mrs. NsnAmburg called at The
Tribune Office Thursday night and stated that
his sister and young lady named Addie Nick
ley, both of whom arrived in Chicago on the
Vernon Sept s, told him that Capt Thorp
was drunk all the time Axsl Stone, the sole
survivor, also declares that the captain WAS
drunk most of the time
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-05

SHEWTCH THREATENS CHAOS.
Incendiary Speech Made by Another An
archist Foot Friend.

New YORK, Nov. Sat a crowded meet
ing OF the Socialist Labor party in Germania
sssembly-rooms Friday night s. E. Sheyitch,
editor of The Leader, made n speech, in
which he said: ''On Friday, Nov. II, the
greatest crime and most atrocious murder
ever perpetrated is fixed to take place in Chi
cago But tell you if this crime of base
murder is committed the end will soon fol-
low. If these heroes are hanged, the days of
all those concerned in the outrageous muir
der will be reckoned, and the day
will not be far off when they will have to
answer for the blood they shed by every
spark of life in their worthless bodies loud
cheers and cries of xii theml Dynamite v
"But let them hang. Seven mems lives
will not harm our cause. Let them kill sew
enty-or 70, 0O0-and out of their graves TO-
900, 900 others will rise / tell you if these
men hang next Friday something thousands
of times worse than our late civil war will
follow. We viii not see it done without act
inc "
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-05
POLITICS AND PERSONS.
THE PRESIDENT RECORDS HIMSELF
ON THE GOTHAM FIGHT

In Answer to Newspaper Imputasions on
His Position-Dr. McGiynn Hopes To Be
Permitted To Be Priest and Politician
Mayor Hewitt Calls for Proof of an As
sertion-Campaign Notes.
New YORK, Nov. 5-Ex-Mayor Edward
Cooper has received the following from
President Cleveland, dated Executive Man-
sion, Washington, Nov q"
My DEAR SIR: l don't think the newspa-
per clippings you send, and now before me,
amount to enough to raise doubt concern
ing my desire for the success of both the
state and the New York local tickets in the
coming election.
You know that am very much inclined
to abstain from any interference with New
York city campaigns, fully believing the peo-
pie of that city to be quite competent to man
age their own affairs 1t surely ought not to
be considered any interference, however,
when | say in reply to your letter. that the
newspaper extracts which you enclose to-
tally misrepresent my wishes and hopes in
regard to the fate of your Democratic local
ticket shall be very much pleased to see
it entirely successful
know nothing which, if were voter in
the city of New York, would prevent my
support of Mr. Fellows candidacy without
the least misgiving as to his fitness and
with considerable personal satisfaction.
Please present my congratulations to Mr..
Hewitt upon his excellent letter published
this morning. Yours very truly,
"GROvER CLEVELAND"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-05
MGLYNN EXPECTS A TRIUMPH.
The Unfrocked Priest Says the Church
Authorities VIII Back Down.

New YORK, Nov. 5-The United Labor
party held the principal mass meeting of
their campaign Friday night at the Cooper
Union. There was an immense audience,
comprising all ranks of society. Rev. DIR.
Kramer presided and spoke. Henry George,
Rev. DR.. McGlynn; Louis F. Post candidate
for district attorney; Rev. James McKit-
trick, Abner C. Thomas, and others also
spoke George and McGlynn aroused great
enthusiasm by their speeches.
The latter caused sensation by confirm
ing tharumors which have been circulated for
a few days past to the effect that the church
was about to reconsider its action toward
him. He said be felt that he had been do
ing Christian ministration ever since he re-
tired from the pulpit, and that he was as
much priest as ever. 1t was still his desire
to minister at the holy altar of religion and
he would make no secret of the fact that
steps were being taken to repair the outrage
that had been committed against him He
predicted that before long certain officials in
this city would be called on to account for
the blunders they had made, and after this
election there would be no more circulars
read from church affairs against the United
Labor party. The excitement during DR..
McGlynns speech was intense
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-05
WANTED, A F00L-KILLER,
WHO WILL UNDERTAKE TO RID THE
EARTH OF THE CHUMPS

Who Make The Telegraph Editors Life
Burden with Hoaxes-The Latest Was
the One on Judge Waite-A Harmless
Internal Machine" Got Up by Impe-
cunious Liar for the Money in 1t.
WASHINGTON CITY, Nov. 5.-The story
published here and elsewhere Friday morning
about an alleged attempt upon the life OF
Chief Justice Waite by sending him an in
fernal machine through the mails turns out
TO be most absurd humbug. A hard-up
newspaper hanger-ou, whose reputation for
fabrication of groundless sensations ought to
have made the story worthless, seems to have
been its author The alleged internal ma
chine turns out to be a pasteboard box con-
tanning glass tube filled with sawdust dis
colored with ink to make it resemble giant
powder" The ends of the tube are filled
with shoe-blackiug to give it more realistic
appearance A copper wire is run through
it and a percussion cap attached. This was
mailed to the chief justice.
A little later the author of the scheme
called and told the chief justice that he had
seen the package mailed him by somebody,
and thought it might be dynamite He was
told that nothing had been received Soon
after his departure, however, the package
arrived and was opened by the chief justice
at his table in the presence of his family.
Late in the evening the originator of the
scheme called again and asked about it, and,
being informed that such package had been
received, rushed off and told his story to
every credulous Newspaper that would buy
it at any price, notifying the police and post
office, meantime, to give the story more the
air of credibility.
He is now il the hands of the police, who
says that while the box was not dangerous
one, the scheme was outrageously So both
because of its involved attempt to deceive
and also in its suggestlveness at this critical
time. He will probably be vigorously dealt
with. The story was published in the local
papers here in two and three column articles,
with headlines occupying half column.
The perpetrator Of the affair has confessed
that he invented the whole scheme for the
purpose of selling the story to newspapers
His name is Shelburne G. Hopkins Hopkins
also confessed that he was assisted in his
scheme by Arthur b. Sperry, a reporter
on local paper here Hopkins, in his con-
fession, said that the small phial which was
found in the package contained only ink and
a very small quantity of powder, just sufii-
Gent to burst the phial and alarm the person
who might open the package. Sperry is the
party who called at the chief Justices resi-
dence Thursday evening. Both Hopkins and
Sperry We're arrested on charge of conspir-
acy to defraud the newspaper correspond
entS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-05
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-05
They Knew What They Wanted,

PROVIDENCE, R, l.. Nov. Sat large
and excited meeting of the late employees of
the defunct National Rubber company it was
resolved that the mill property ought to be
sold and the proceeds use' to liquidate the
claims of the employees for back pay. As
sgnee Colt will obey the wish thus expressed.
There was bitter resistance on the part of the
business mems committee to the above action,
but the working people seemed to have very
definite idea of what they wanted, and they
Insisted upon it, The property is valued at
Sq3I 600. but will sell for about $500 Ub0
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-05

BRAZIL, Ind, Nov. John Robinson's
circus and menagerie is in hard luck Re-
covering from its disaster at St Loujs Thurs
day its consolidated train was again wrecked
on the Vandalia line near Cleveland, eight
miles east of this place. at s O'Clock Friday
morning The wreck occurred at "a sharp
curve, the four middle coaches leaving the
track and piling up in confusion The wreck
caught fire and was consumed, but the rest
of the coaches, including the beasts, were
saved No lives were lost, though several
persons were injured The show was en- route
to Cincinnati for winter quarters Theiloss
sustained by Thursdays accident and Fri
days will aggregate SOC, 600, covered by in-
surance
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-05

New YORK, Nov. 5-Police Superintend-
ent Campbell said Friday that they were
still at work upon a clue in the case of the
Internal machine sent to the residence of Mr.
Joseph Wechsler, and he hoped they would
succeed in catching the fellow who ssnt the
machine Mrs. Wechsler has entirely recov-
cred from the shock she received, and the
wounds upon her face and neck have nearly
healed. Her hands, which were badly LAGER
ated, are still sore. The employees in the
store have offered an additional reward of
$1,000.
Irving Tooker a professional window
dresser, who was discharged by Wechsler &
Abraham some time ago, was arrested Thurs
day on suspicion of being the person who
sent the Internal machine to Mr. Wechsler's
house. His handwriting resembles that in
the letter accompanying the machine. but
nesther the district messenger nor the servant
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-05
CONDENSED NEWS.

The Iowa Soldiers home will be opoa for
inmates on Dec l.
Several thousand people, most Of them ne
groes, witnessed the execution of Henry
Robinson nj Union Springs Ala, Friday.
James Agee, who was hanged at Lexington
Friday, was the first white man that has
been hanged in central Kentucky since the
close Of the war.
Congressman Bland, of Missouri, is in favor
Of a government telegraph, AMI he thinks the
matter will receive much attention from con-
gress this winter.
During the week there have been seventy
four cases of yellow fever at Tampa, Fla, of
which nine proved fatal The epidemic is
gradually subsiding.
A carrier pigeon service is to be established
between Key West and the Bahama islands
by the signal service department for the ben
eft of shipping interests
Friday the duke of Cambridge celebrated
the liitieth anniversary of his Joining the
British army. The prince of Wales attended
banquet given in his honor.
Property valued at from sl60,000 to Sl70,-
900 was destroyed by fire at Nashville, Tenn,
Friday. During the progress of the flames a
a number Of people were injured by falling
walls
Something of sensation was created at
Beloit, Wis. by the ANNOUNCEMENT that Miss
Nina Alien, young lady of excellent social
standing in the city, had joined the Saliva
ton army.
The English government has decided to
prosecute all persons who took part in the
proclaimed meeting at Woodford on Oct.
l6 Among them were three members of
parliament and the secretary of the lord
| mayor of London.
Hereafter vessel owners at Toledo will be
compelled to pay sailors by the trip, without
reference to time The rate to Buffalo is
fixed at $40, and during the fall the run is
frequently made in from twenty-four to
| forty eight hours.
The Crow Indians have become frightened
| by the commotion they have caused, and
now approach the military authorities in the
role of supplants The Indian police have
received instructions to capture Sword
| Bearer, dead or alive.
| A drummer of Louisville, Ky, murdered
his wife, child and brother-in-law, Thursday
night, and committed suicide by hanging
| The man was laboring under fit Of depres-
sion brought on by losses at gambling, which
4 led to this horrible butchery.
A meeting of the unemployed wOrkngmen
of London Friday was dispersed by the po-
lice upon the complaint of certain shopkeep-
! ers whose business has been seriously in
| jured by the riotous demonstrations that
have occurred SO frequently in that city OF
| late.
| The new western education commission
| held its eighth annual business meeting in
Chicago Friday, The association was formed
for the purpose of establishing Christian
schools in the territories-particularly in
| Utah, where Mormonism reigned supreme
| There are now twenty eight schools under its
management, and its affairs are in satisfac-
| tory condition,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-05

CHICAGO, Nov.
Following were the board Of trade quotations
to-day: Wheat-No 2 November, opened 72lsc
bid, closed re; December opened 73l4c, closed
73c; January, opened 7shsc closed 7314c. Corn
No. November, opened 1850, closed 4ilsc;
December. opened and closed 4lssc; January.
opened and closed 4lSsc asked Oats-No. .
November. opened 25l4c bid closed 25ssc nomi-
nal: December opened 25a4c, closed 25s4c nomi-
nal; January. Opened ga4e closed 2534c bid.
Pork-January, opened and closed Sl2.55;
February, opened Sl2671s nominal closed
S12.67ls: May opened Sl315. closed S1305
Lard-Novenher opened and closed S6.371s.
Live stock The Union stock yards report the
following prices Hogs Market opened rather
weak at yesterdays prices, but later ruled
stronger, with prices &c higher for light grades
and So l0r higher for heavy: light grades, 81 2s6
AS; rough packing. S4I5G4 30; heavy packing
and shipping lots S4.3165ie5 Caitle-Stronger:
fancy, S500s550: common to fair beeves, $50
Q425; cows, Sl.n@e5O; stockers, Sl.15d.a 30
Sheep Steady. common, S2NG35O; choice,
S375Q42J; lamhs 81 50@525.
Produce: Butter Fancy creamery, ga PC
per ID; fancy dairy. ia i9c; packing stock, I3c.
Eggs-Strictiy fresh, l7Iast lSc per doz ice house.
l61sG17c. Poultry Chickens &c per ID: ducks,
7GSsc; turkeys, 6ls01e; geese S5.OO@6OO per
doz. Potatoes -65QI1 5c per bu. Apples-Fair to
good, $l50020J per Dbl Cranberries-- S. Goa
500 per Dbl
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-05
The Verdict Unanimous.

W; D. Suit, druggist Bippus, Ind,
testliies: Il can recommend Electric
Dltters as the very best remedy. Every
bottle sold has given relief in every case.
one man took six bottles, and was cured
OF rheumatism of ten years standing
Abraham Hare. druggist, Bellvllle. Ohio,
anlrms; The best selling medicine l
ever handled In my 90 years experience,
Is Electric bitters" Thousands of others
nave added their testimony, so that the
verdict is unanimous that Electric bitters
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mood Only half dollar bottle at
Hartz & Bahnsen's drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-05

BISMARCK D. T., Nov. 5.-The Aberdeen,
Bismarck & Northwestern railroad is now
graded into Bismarck and the road, Of which
Washburn is president and Thomas Lowry
vice president has decided to continue its
grade north to the coal fields of Mclean
county, forty-five miles above Bismarck. A
large company has been organized for the
development of one of the immense veins of
coal in that region, and people here look for
ward to an early establishment of manufsc-
turing here.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-05
SEVERAL HEAVY FAILURES.
The Liabilities Reach into the Millions
Condition of Assets

New YORK, Nov. 5-Isidore Cohnfeld,
the feather merchant, has made deed of
trust Of all his real estate for the benefit of
his creditors, also deed of trust of his per-
sonal property and business assets for the
benefit of a portion of his creditors MI
Cohnfeld is i'll with mental trouble, and the
deeds are made in order to protect
the property from threatened attach
ments and decentralization. Bradstreets
reports Mr.. Cohnfeld's affairs to stand
roughly as follows: Assets-Cash 1920, 900;
real estate, S65U, 900; stock, $40, 900; ac-
counts, $4,000; total 1910, 600 Liabilities
Mortgages, S34o, 000 due for merchandise,
$50, 600; due banks and contingent habilities,
$3.50, 900; total, 743,OOO. Surplus, s227, 900
The failure of l. B. Rosenthal at ST. Louis,
and Ackerman Bros. at San Francisco, with
whom paper had been exchanged, were only
part of the causes leading to MIR. Cohnfield's
embarrassment Trade has been poor and
prices declining. He was the largest feather
manufa cturer in this country, and had
branches in London and Paris.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-05

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Nov. s. Hess, Mayer &
Co, wholesale dealers in ladies' and mems
furnishing goods, filed an assignment at noon
Friday. simultaneously Henle & Wolf,
wholesale dealers in hats, assigned Both
are prominent firms. Hess, Mayer & Co
have liabilities to the amount of $3.50, 0u0,
and the debts of Henle & Wolf will reach
SlO0, 600 The assets of either firm will not
be over one-third of their liabilities. The
members of these firms are related by mar
riage to members of the firm Of Lapp, Gold
smith & Co, whisky brokers, who failed q
few weeks ago for 500, 600 The firms that
went under Friday were heavy indorsers for
the whisky men.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-05

NEW YORK, Nov. 5-Mayor Hewitt sent
the following letter to Jackson S. Schultz
Friday:
You are reported in the morning newspapers as
having said yesterday at a meeting of the cham
her Of commerce that the street department was
corrupt as it ever was in the days Of Tweed
will thank you to furnish me with evidence upon
which this assertion if made reported is based.
1t will be my duty upon being furnished with such
evidence to proceed promptly to uneArth the
ham
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-05

CHICAGO, Nov. 5-The Herald has a special
from Iron River, Mich, in which the CORE
spondent says that Fred Ellis, reporter of
that paper, has been murdered while investi-
eating the alleged dens of infamy in the up
per peninsula. The reporter, Ellis, was sent
out two weeks ago on his mission, and has
not been heard of for a week The papers
have been printing horrible stories of these
-iens" recently, alleging that dozens Of pure
Young girls have been enticed into them snd
ruined in the most brutal manner
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-05

oata-New a6c6esc.
HAy-Timolny-$l2Ml4.O0
hay-Wild, s8:C0Qsl2.0O.
Rye-45c.
Corn New. sc.
Potatoes--5096oc
Potatoes Sweet gOc
Cosl--Soft lie nsId 70 o.
Cord Wood Oak, $500; Hickory, S..
Straw-$7 90: baled SIS 90.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-05

THE MARKETS.

VIENNA, Nov. eighteen Nihilists have
been arrested at Kieff and Odessa
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-05
ASSASSINATION IN FLORIDA.
Five Men in Jail for One Murder and
Threats Ont Against Their Captor..

five Men in jail for One Murder and
Threats Ont Against Their Captors.
BRooEsAILLE, Fla, Nov, John Shope,
Oscar Higgins, and Shaw Thompson were ar
rested here Thursday night, and j. Mcclure,
In Sumter county, and William Bledsoe in
Georgia, all accused of the murder of
John HoIderfield Nov Is 1884 These five
men are said to have conducted an illicit dis
tilery. Holderfeld had $500 in cash, and
suddenly disappeared, these men giving it
out that he had gone to Texas The case has
been worked up by Chief United
States Detective Rhodes on information
furnished by Samuel Mays, who lived near
the distillery at the time of the murder, but
now resident of Georgia 1t is openly
stated among a certain lawless element that
price has been set upon Mays and Rhodes
heads, and they will be "lost" soon They
both, fearing assassination, have made out
duplicate statements 1t is believed that
two other prominent men in this section will
be implicated
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-05

WASHINGTON CITY. Nov. 5.-Mrs CIeve-
land. accompanied by Col and Mrs. lamont
occupied proscenium box at the new Ma
tional theatre Friday evening, and enjoyed
the brilliant comedy of THE Highest Bid
der" At the close of the play Mr.. Sothern
was taken to Mrs Cleveland's box and pre-
sented to her. She complimeuted him very
highly on his own performance, and referred
to the clever work of his supporting COM
pany, and said that she was delighted with
the play as we'll as the players
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-05

CHICAGO, Nov. 5-Dr. Moses Gum, a
surgeon of great eminence, died at his home
in this city at S a. m Friday after pro-
tracted illness. He was born at East Bloom
field, N Y, April 20, 1922, and received an
education in which nothing was neglected
to make it thorough, and he was graduated
with the highest honors Since then be has
occupied high position among the most eel
ebrated surgeons of the country.